# Accident 20000407019579A: Tcraft BC12D, Dameron, MD, April 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dameron, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1505° N, 76.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1505&lon=-76.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43459, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft BC12-D (registry code 8850316, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TCRAFT BC12D
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 171 total, 6 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407019579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)ON APRIL 7, 2000, FAA INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS CONDUCTING A PRIVATE PILOT ADDITIONAL RATING CERTIFICATION TEST. WHILE THE PILOT/APPLICANT WAS PERFORMING A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING TASK, THE FLOATS SEPARATED THE AIRPLANE SANK IN APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TO EIGHT FEET OF WATER.  DURING THE INITIAL RESPONSE AND INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT, ONLY THE FLOATS HAD BEEN RECOVERED.  THE REAR FLOAT SPREADER BAR WAS MISSING.  THE ATTACH POINTS FOR THE REAR SPREADER BAR SHOWED EVIDENCE OF SEVERE CORROSION.  ON APRIL 8, 2000 THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE WATER BY THE OWNER.  ON APRIL 14,2000 I WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT FIND ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD00FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA034), Apr 7, 2000: Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85 (N43459), Dameron, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the float landing gear system due to non-standard repairs, improper modifications, and corrosion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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